English translation
2797. It was reported from Abū Az-Zubair, from Jābir who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Do not slaughter but a Musinnah, unless it is difficult for you, in which case you can slaughter a Jadh'ah lamb.'" (Saḥīh)
Hadith 2797
What Is Allowed Regarding Age For The Udhiyyah (Sacrifice)
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Darussalam · Volume 3
16. The Book Of Sacrifices(المعجم ١٦) - أَوَّلُ كِتَابِ الصُّحَاحِSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2797 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 95
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2797 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Da‘if
ضعيف
- ضعيف أبي داود - الأم (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 485 · Volume 2 · Page 374
Da‘if chain
(قلت: إسناده ضعيف؛ لعنعنة أبي الزبير، فإنه كان مدلساً مكْثِراً منه)
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Arabic text
2797 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَذْبَحُوا إِلَّا مُسِنَّةً إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الضَّأْنِ»
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Musinnah, in reference to cows, is the one that has lived for more than two years, entering into its third, in the case of sheep, it is the one that has completed one year, and entered into its second. Jadh'ah is the animal that does not have any teeth growing in place of earlier teeth. For goats it refers to one that has lived for one year. For sheep it is between six months and one year, and there are different views about that from the scholars.